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Glenwood's November sales up another 2.3 percent

GLENWOOD SPRINGS —Retail sales in Glenwood Springs continued on the uptick through November and were on track to surpass 2011 figures by about 5 percent, according to the latest city sales tax report.

For November 2012, sales taxes collected by the city were up 2.3 percent compared to the same month the previous year. Retail sales for the year to date through 11 months were up an average of 5.7 percent.

However, it remains to be seen how sales held up through the holiday shopping season in December.

Preliminary year-end sales tax numbers for the city will not be available until the first week of February, with a final report coming in March.

According to some local merchants, though, the holiday season started off strong with the traditional "Black Friday" kick-off on Nov. 23, sputtered through the first part of December, then picked up again in final weeks before Christmas.

"We had a big Black Friday and Small Business Saturday," said Erin Zalinski, co-owner of TreadZ, a shoe and accessories store in downtown Glenwood Springs.

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